tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post4530118094713159106..comments2019-09-12T04:22:42.648-06:00Comments on Family Adventures in the Canadian Rockies: A Banff History Lesson with Mineral Springs, Snails, and a Cave Tanya Koobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-53053701834064376222014-03-21T10:00:11.343-06:002014-03-21T10:00:11.343-06:00Thanks Samantha. I think very few people know tha...Thanks Samantha. I think very few people know that access to the site is free so I really wanted to highlight that fact.<br />We will definitely be back. Make sure your skates are sharp if you go skating there. The ice is not a real ice and dull skates don&#39;t glide (mine wouldn&#39;t move at all.) Fortunately other skaters were able to demonstrate for me that with sharp skates, the ice was just fine. <br /><br />Agree that it&#39;s the perfect rainy day or cold weather activity in Banff. And since you never know what the weather&#39;s going to be like when you head out there, it&#39;s great to have a few of these ideas in the back pocket.<br /><br />We just visited the Whyte Museum for the first time this winter too - and it was incredible! Great art work. I know which museum you mean near the River. The old fort, right? That&#39;s next on the list. ;) Tanya Koobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-26701148262700964782014-03-21T09:18:29.160-06:002014-03-21T09:18:29.160-06:00I&#39;m glad you finally visited!
I am also glad ...I&#39;m glad you finally visited!<br /><br />I am also glad you brought up that this is FREE with your National Parks pass... and for this reason, we visit here often. At least the pools don&#39;t smell like sulphur (they did back in the 90&#39;s) now!! And everyone NEEDS to know about these very important snails--- <br /><br />I did not know that I can skate on the pool deck, so thank you for that. <br /><br />You mentioned that you&#39;ve never gone before because you were worried that Noah would be bored. Both of my kids love the museums in Banff and have never found them boring. If you go to the museum on Banff Ave near the river (the name escapes me), they have a fun treasure hunt for the kids to do while they are learning Banff history! My kids eat that up! When they finish the treasure hunt, they are given a nice sticker for their efforts. We tend to do the museums on rainy days, so that we don&#39;t use up our sunny days. <br /><br />I find it interesting that all the tourists wouldn&#39;t think twice about visiting these museums, but us &#39;locals&#39; think they aren&#39;t for us too. I hope you have encouraged more people living around these treasures to spend a day doing something different.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Samantha Nickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794307623607651459noreply@blogger.com